Development Officer

  • Full time
  • £27,764 – £34,497
  • Hybrid: Glasgow
  • Closing 10th March 2026


  • Advertised from 23rd February 2026
  • Fixed term for 12 months from start date

Role

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting for a new Development Officer!

This role requires the postholder to play a key role in supporting and strengthening the work of the Strategic Partnerships, External Affairs and Outreach team. The role will contribute to a wide portfolio with a strong focus on person‑centred policy development, European engagement, global health and the inclusion of prescribing and vaccination initiatives. The postholder will operate within the broader landscape of Scottish Government health and social care reform and relevant UK Government strategies, ensuring that activity is aligned, collaborative and effectively delivered.

The successful candidate must have:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Strong research and analytical skills
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral
  • Strong organisational and co-ordination skills
  • Experience of stakeholder engagement, liaising with partners, and other external organisations to ensure buy-in
  • IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, databases, financial packages and MS Office suite including SharePoint
  • Experience of content creation and using social media and other online platforms as an engagement tool
  • Demonstrate independent judgment and initiative
  • Highly motivated and able to work flexibly in a fast paced environment
  • Good understanding of data protection, privacy and confidentiality
  • Good understanding of Scottish, UK and European governmental structures.

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

  • 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
  • 91 hours public holiday that can be taken flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
  • 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
  • Contributory pension scheme 6%
  • Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
  • Flexible working (formal and informal)
  • Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Time off in lieu
  • Cycle Scheme
  • Bike storage
  • Carer Positive Employer
  • Disability Confident Employer
  • Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
  • Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave per annum
  • Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave per annum
  • Paid day off to move house
  • Employee forum

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.

The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:

  • Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
  • Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production, and independent living.
  • Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.

For details on how your applications will be dealt with in line with GDPR please see our privacy notice.

Application notes

For an application packplease see our website, or contact HR athr@alliance-scotland.org.uk.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that applicants may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any during this process. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

The ALLIANCE is committed to the principles of the Disability Confident Scheme, which includes offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

This commitment does not guarantee an interview for all disabled applicants; candidates must meet the minimum criteria of the role. The purpose of this approach is to promote positive action by encouraging disabled individuals to apply for roles and providing them with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents, and potential at the interview stage.

There may be instances where it is not practical or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. In such cases, we will apply the same selection process used for non-disabled applicants, shortlisting those who best meet the criteria.

Closing date for applications is 9am Tuesday 10 March 2026.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 24 March 2026. If you are unable to make this date, please notify us at the time of application. We may be able to accommodate another time and date within 2 days of the original date.


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